Questions tagged [eshell]
Eshell is a shell-like command interpreter implemented in Emacs Lisp.
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eShell Aliases – How to `grep` Forward Slashes
In Bash, I have an alias of ls -Ap | grep --color=always /$ that grabs the directories of the current directory, more or less.
That said, using the same as an alias in Emacs's eShell seems to not ...
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Cannot run entr from eshell
I'm running Spacemacs and have eshell enabled. I want to run the elixir tests every time I change any files in the directory.
This is the command I'm running
ls * | entr elixir bob_test.exs
This ...
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How to interpolate current path in eshell
In eshell when I do
$ echo "$(pwd)credentials.json"
Directory /Users/gmauer/../credentials.json
I get that Directory prefix. I'm assuming that it is because eshell reimplements pwd to return some ...
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Eshell command in another window keeping focus in the working one
Ho can I run an eshell command in another window keeping focus in the working one?
Let's say I'm scanning a buffer searching for a regexp (to be precise an URL) and every time I find it I want to ...
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How to use separate versions of a language/runtime with two separate eshells?
I have two eshell buffers: esh1 and esh2.
In esh1, I want to use a particular Node version, say 6.0.0. In esh2, I want to use a different Node version, say 8.0.0.
Using a node version manager called ...
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How to force new `shell` to appear in current buffer?
Whenever I run M-x shell, a buffer appears almost randomly somewhere - splitting current buffers as it sees fit. I cannot work out the logic behind it.
The docstring says:
(shell &optional ...
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eshell: Is there a built-in mechanism to permit an alias to process the ARGS?
I would like to set up a few straight alias (without fixed ARGS) for some external executables in Eshell that need access to the command-line ARGS (that will vary). The function eshell-maybe-replace-...
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eshell: How to create a git diff patch using the greater-than > symbol
Eshell does not seem to have built-in support for the greater-than symbol. How can I run the command: git diff SHA1234567890 > patch.diff
I could run a separate shell command ...
(start-process ...
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eshell does not color git command results
I have set color.ui=always in git's global configs as stated in this answer, but when I use git from eshell, the whole text of the command output is displayed in the same color.
For example, I would ...
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How to make eshell use zsh's zhistory?
I want to try eshell, but I heavily relay on the zsh's history commands, which is in ~/.zhistory. How can I let eshell read these commands?
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emacs start with eshell focused using .emacs config file
It's possible to start emacs with an eshell buffer focused using the -f flag as described in this question.
> emacs -nw -f "eshell"
I'm wondering if there's a way of launching eshell and focusing ...
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How to reverse eshell direction?
Ref: https://superuser.com/questions/209394/reversed-terminal-command-line-window
How to solve that ^ problem for eshell?
Such that, typing any command at the command prompt and pressing return, ...
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eshell print time and exit status for every command
fish shell (and zsh) let you register commands that run before and after every command.
I have my shell configured to print the exit status if nonzero and the amount of time taken to execute the ...
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Eshell - ./hello command not found(gcc)
emacs was installed by Msys32 on Win7 32bit!
gcc can't run hello.c on eshell but on minibuffer, Why?
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Customize eshell redirection to buffer
In eshell I can redirect the output of a command (foo) to a buffer (bar) by inputting:
foo > #<buffer bar>
I want to customize this syntax the following way:
foo > #bar
Is it possible ...
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Eshell completion cycle through the possibilities
I have been use this config in .inputrc for almost 3 years. It's save me lot of time.
# mappings for making up and down arrow searching through history:
"\e[A": history-search-backward
"\e[B": ...
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Eshell - confusion about weird order of evaluation in Haskell on Windows
I have wasted several hours trying to fix simple Haskell program where I tried to ask the user to enter a string and then display it.
The program looks like that:
main = do
putStrLn "Enter ...
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Problems trying to change eshell prompt
I don't think I understood the directions on the EmacsWiki correctly. I am trying to set up my .emacs file to launch emacs beginning in eshell with a specific prompt. Following the EmacsWiki ...
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Add to eshell-predicate-alist fails
I would like to add to the eshell-predicate-alist in my ~/.emacs.d/init.el file as described in https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/complete-guide-mastering-eshell and http://www.howardism.org/...
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Run interactive shell script in new buffer using elisp
I am looking for a way to display and interact with long running shell scripts in a separate buffer. While using eshell works, I'd like to automate most shell tasks using elisp.
The best way I came ...
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How to set eshell's ls command to different program in different OS?
Since result of /usr/bin/ls is more neat compares with eshell/ls when filenames contain non-lattin Unicodes. I add an alias in ~/.emacs.d/eshell/alias, which makes eshell use /usr/bin/ls as default:
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Shell IO Behavior For Emacs' Shells
The GNU page for Eshell says that
Eshell is not a replacement for system shells such as bash or zsh. Use Eshell when you want to move text between Emacs and external processes; if you only want to ...
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Eshell simple echo in parenthesis not working
Why doesn't the following work in eshell
$ (echo "foo")
Symbol's function definition is void: echo
What I tried:
googled eshell parenthesis not working
More Context:
Eventually I'm trying to ...
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setup shell to default eshell
I am new to Spacemacs and eshell.
I try to open eshell via the default shortcut key SPC ' but it opens the bash shell:
[wolfv@localhost ~]
$ message "hello"
bash: message: command not found...
I ...
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Exec format error when trying to run scripts from eshell
i get the following error no matter which simple bash script i try to run
emacs: /home/zeltak/bin/zbak.sh: Exec format error
all the scripts work great from bash/zsh
is this a known issue? cant you ...
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Emacs shell mode showing unwanted char
my emacs shell mode screen shot ...
Normal shell looks like this...
I have .emacs file empty..
emacs version 24.5.1
I already tried this
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20663005/why-does-...
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Running a command in term from eshell with arguments
Basically I want to run watch from eshell.
Simply running watch date (for example) doesn't work (only the first header line is displayed). Apparently I should run it with term or ansi-term but these ...
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Does eshell support directory-stack expansion ala bash?
Does eshell support directory-stack expansion ala bash ?
bash> pushd dir
bash> ls ~-1
<Outputs contents of dir>
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(How) can I emulate {eshell,comint}-output-filter-functions in term?
What I want to do from inside a term shell is have a function called when there is new output or a certain regexp (e.g. a prompt) appears in in a term's output. The callback function should then be ...
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Setting E-Shell Alias
In my emacs alias file located at .emacs.d/eshell/alias, I have the following:
alias mv mv -v $*
Whenever I execute the alias in eshell, for example: mv from_here.txt to_here.text, I get the error:
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Saving raw ANSI escape codes in M-x shell, M-x eshell, or M-x term
Each of M-x shell, M-x eshell, and M-x term in Emacs lets me save the buffer to a text file. But the terminal colors are not saved. How do I save the raw ANSI escape sequences too?
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Is there a way to use strings to name eshells
I know a numeric prefix will create (or switch to) a new eshell session with that number. Is there a way to assign a string instead of a number?
For example, normally I get the following:
*eshell*&...
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How to do 'Hello World' in Emacs-LISP on Eshell and display evaluation in shell area itself, instead of echo area or *message* Buffer?
I am new to Emacs and struggling to learn it.
How to get rid of the line Emacs: command not found?
~/Documents $ eshell-source-file hello.el
Emacs: command not found
Hello World
~/...
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Better aliases in eshell
I'm trying to translate some useful aliases from zsh to eshell (because ansi-term sucks).
This is one such alias: alias l "ls -lAh $*"
I want this to be able to receive any number of arguments (...
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Command to Run (Eval) “Hello World” in ELISP on Eshell?
I am new to Emacs and ELISP
A file (message "Hello World") saved as hello.el.
Now, how to run (evaluate) this file on Eshell?
~/Documents $ ....... hello.el
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utf-8 characters with eshell, eshell-visual-subcommands, and git
Using the configuration
(eval-after-load "em-term"
'(progn
(add-to-list 'eshell-visual-subcommands '("git" "diff" "help" "log" "show"))
(add-to-list 'eshell-visual-options '("git" "--help"...
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How to exit Man mode - Why does this function break eshell/man-mode?
I can't seem to find the keybinding for closing a buffer after running man in eshell. C-h b doesn't help. Neither does killing a man buffer, because eshell is unresponsive afterwards. What am I ...
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How to mix eshell and elisp code
If I'm in eshell I can run elisp commands cause I'm in an elisp runtime
(mapcar (lambda (x) (* x 3)) (list 1 2 3))
(3 6 9)
I can also run "shell" commands such as git status. But what if I wanted to ...
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Is there a mode-hook when you switch to a buffer in Eshell mode
For my function, that I have created, I'm looking for an Eshell mode hook.
I'm aware of the following hook:
(add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook 'my-function-for-eshell).
But what when I'm in a other ...
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No colors for eshell?
I have the following in my code to customize eshell:
(setq eshell-prompt-function (lambda nil
(concat
(propertize (eshell/pwd) 'face `(:foreground "blue"))
(propertize " $ " 'face `(:...
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How to make eshell recognize path to files and make it clickable?
In the compilation environment in emacs (M-x compile), whenever there is a path to file (ex.: ../src/code.cpp:21:3: warning: comparison between...) it highlights the path and make it clickable. When ...
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How to wait for command execution to complete in eshell
I guess I don't quite understand how to write commands for eshell. I am using the form:
(defun eshell/command ()" " (interactive)
(insert "command")
(eshell-send-input))
When I do this it prints ...
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Wrong encoding in eshell when closing Emacs
I have a lot of filenames in Russian in my file system. Every time I close Emacs if I had eshell opened, it shows a *temp* buffer with a list of directories. And asks 2 questions:
Select coding ...
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Eshell and Dired are unable to extract port number from authinfo file
My default-directory is: /ssh:lawlist@12.34.567.89#2222:/home3/lawlist
My .authinfo file contains: machine 12.34.567.89 login lawlist password abcdefg
The above-combination works just fine. ...
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How to prevent eshell interpret bash shell command?
I want to execute the source shell command from the eshell environment in Emacs. But the source is also a lisp function, so the two command confilicts, and eshell always execute the source function, ...
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Eshell — how to use authinfo for login credentials
Tramp with dired-mode can use the authinfo file to automatically login. This avoids setting up keys in the .ssh directory and also on the remote server.
Q: How can I modify the behavior of eshell ...
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Can't open eshell in spacemacs
I am new to emacs/spacemacs and I saw some really cool videos and read through some articles and I really want to get it working.
when I hit SPC + ' it says "SPC ' is undefined" Anyone know how to ...
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Define custom keys only for eshell
I'm struggling to find a way to define keys only for eshell. Looking at the emacs wiki I saw examples using the eshell-mode-map yet I get errors when trying to define it.
progn: Symbol’s value as ...
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How to complete `..` to `../` in eshell
A BASH completes .. to ../ when pressing tab, that is, it just adds a forward slash. Tiny as it might seem, I'm so used to this behaviour that I desperately miss it in eshell. Is there a way to add it?...
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Evaluation of .dir-locals.el in shell?
I observed that directory local variables, defined in .dir-locals.el, are set for files, dired-buffers, new buffers, but not for shell or eshell buffers (well, that is also the case for buffers ...
